Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-23
THE KINGSTON RIOT.
'Brien and American Newspapermen

Canada" because only one-thlrd OF It's pop
ulation are Catholics. Its police force con-
sists of eight men. A meeting was held IN
the skating rink, and O'Brien spoke with
out interruption. The unexpected and
somewhat OminOus calm was now for the
first time broken. 1t was $50 o'clock when
Dennis KilbIide began his statement; then
the first noise was heard outside the
hall where several hundred men and
boys had collected crying God save
the queen" and grooming for
O'Brien. Every cheer which went
up inside the hall was answered by a loud
roar and angry response from without.
The crowd outside was now swollen to i'm
meuSe proportions. The meetiny was
brought to an end by few remarks from
the chairman, J. J. Behan, who told the
audience to 20 home peaceably. Then the
people started to go ont, O'Brlen being III
the rear Thinking this would be too re-
markable, O'Brien's friends hurried him to
the front. lie stepped on the sidewalk,
wearing his usual tall hat. The moment
the Orangemen on the opposite side of the
street saw him they raised savage yellS
and cries Of There he is, :" and rushed
across the street. Broken stones and cob
blestOnes began flying like hail. Women
screamed and general confusion reigned.
"Ah, they're at it again, said % Brien in
a tone of mOurnful regret more than in an
yer. "Ees, yes" roared the mob. There
he il, drag him out here on the street, Kill
him, choke him, tear him aSunder,' and
they almost burst Though OBricn's body
guard, which consisted OF American
special correspondents and local officers OF
the National League. A man changed
hats with UBrien, ~ that worn by Tn"
latter furnished target for the mob, and
rs the party doubled into Wellington street
another shower of brick and broken stones
came crashing through the crowd. ORricm
and his friends, the New York Sun cor
respondent, aud J. NJ. Wall, the repre-
sentative of the Associated Press, caught
ND with O'Brien Just on the step leading
TO the house of John Newman, d Protest
ant, on Midway street, between William
and Johnston streets. The doors were
opened and a shower OF missiles again
came across the street The crowd surged
and Wall and Kellogg were flung TO the
ground and O'Brien disappeared. The
door of Newmm'S house was barred
tightly to the wall, and Kellogg, with
J. J. Behan, Thomas Sullivan and
J. J. Conwell, of the Chicago NGrS, rushed
around through the vinegar works
on Ontario street, for the purpose of get
ting into the house by the back entrance.
The mob, however, intercepted them and
they had to fly for their lives The mob
next rushed to the Benuett-hOuSe, think
Ing O'Brien was there, shouting TO hell
with home rule" and xiii him. Al
though ORrien was not there they fired
volleys of stones Mt the windows and then
groaned and yelled to their hearts con-
tent I'M. Wall, the wounded CORES
pOndent, attempted to pass in front OF the
hotel on his way TO the telegraph office,
but his baudaged head attracted the at
tentiOn OF the Orangemen who went
for him with rush. He escaped
down side street, however, and took
OIL the handages. The Canadian Free
man, Irish Catholic organ, WAS wrecked
Nobody knew where O'Brien was, but he
was soon discovered. Peter Devlin, who
lives on the corner Of Wellington and Will
liam streets, stole down to Chief of Police
Horsev and said: "O'brien is safe with
me- " THANK God, " exclaimed the crowd.
Chief Horscy, with Mayor Carson and six
policemen, then went to Devlin's house
and brought back O'Brien to the Burnett
House. The latter reached Devlin'S house
in this way: An alley way near New
mans afforded shelter, ~ Maurice Hogan
changed hats with O'Brien, just as
a stone struck O'Rrien on the back
of the neck, and Just as big
powerful Orangeman with club
was going to Cleaye open his skull. The
house of an Orangeman named DOnnelly
adioined this alley on the other side, and
O'Brien got in there, and was finally
Struggled backward TO Devlin's house,
while the Orange mob outSide were yelling
for his blood. ~ will protect you now to
to the hotel, ~ said Mayor Carson. Il will
call out the artillery" You will!' eN-
claimed O'Brien, Sarcastically. Il don't
want your protection, sir. GOu saw mob
of demons i've hundred strong outside of
that hall thirSting for my blood while !
was addressing peaceable meeting and
You did not dispeTSe them. Where was
your artillery then, sir? LahSdSwne and
Rowland winked at the attempt To muir
der me in Toronto and now LanSdOwne
and YOU wink at the efforts to murder. me
here. | am not going to give yOu the
credit of a pretense OF having protected my
life when you could have, if you wished,
but didn't The mayor said no more.
The policemen acted Just the same as
those NJ Toronto. In the early part of
the evening they would not permit any
O'Brienite 10 stand on the sidewalk out
side the hall and even said move
on" to the American correspond
ents awaiting O'Brien's arrival. But the
moment the Oraugemeu appeared on the
opposite side side of the street, many with
clubs and sticks in their hands there was
no interference by the police. They were
allowed to hiss and groan until OBrIen
came out. When the latter did come out
the policemen, instead of making circle
around him, abandoned him and left him
to the tender mercies of the yelling Orange
men, who dashed upon him. The police
were the first to scatter when the stone
throwing commenced. The mob remained
outside the hall for two hours waiting to
| kill IN O'Brienite named Rowland, who
had his cheek laid open with blow of =
stone. Sergeant Nesbitt's head was cut.
The Nationalist were unOrganized and not
prepared for the attack, being deceived by
the extraordinary GOODNESS and treachery
OF the Orangemcn. At the Burnett house
crowd collected around o. Brien eOngratu-
lating him on his escape. He was
scarcely able to stand on his
D I'll
dust, and his clothes despatched. He said:
''we'll go through to the end, boys yet. !"
One incident will show how the police act
ed. When Mr.. OBrien staggered into the
alley way after being struck on the neck